Gasket



Sept. 11, 1928. 1,683,941 E. J. WIRFS 1 GASKET Filed Oct. l2,v 1925?atented Sept.- 11, 1928. v 1,583,941

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFTCE.

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GASKET.

Application filed October 12, 1925. Seria1No,-62,176. This inventionpertains togaskets such as strip as shown in Figure 2. After the hindareused for sealing the doors of refrigera-- ing has been folded over thefree edge punctors and the like. tures or indentationsG are formed-inthe bind- One of the objects of this invention isto ing so as to securethe same to the free ed e provide a gasket in the for-m of a strip which4 and also to provide nailing holes through 60 may be applied around thedoor openings of which" the strip may. be tacked to' itssuprefrigerators and the like, and which wilLproport. i q ride apermanent-and pliable packing for As it is convenient to roll a strip ofthis sealing the door opening against the passage kind on fa reel forhandling thesame it is of air therethrougli. desirable to render thebinding 5 more dr less 65 Another object is to provide such apackflexible in order to permit such reelin Acing strip which willretain its shape and cordingly, the binding strip 5 is indeiited orpliabflity, v v corrugated. as indicated at 7. By passing a Anotherobject is to provide amet-al bound knurling or indenting tool alon thehindstrip which will be flexible so that it may be ing' a series ofindentations is foi med there- 7 wound upon reels. along which rendersthe strip fiexibleand Further objectswill appear from the folcapable ofbeing wound upon and. At the lowing description taken-in connection withsame time, the strip may be straightened out the accompanying drawing inwhich: i to lie flat along a straight surface. Figure 1 is'a sectionalview of part of a It will be seen, therefore, that this inven 7refrigerator door illustrating the application tion provides an improvedpacking for reof packing embodying this inventiom I frigerator doors andthe like. The packin igure 2 is a perspective view of a gasket 1enclosed in the tubula portion 2 provide? orp'acking strip embodyingthis invention. a soft padding, while tlie stitches 3 retain Figure 3 isa cross section'of the strip the packing lin the fold of the covering 0shown in Figure 2; and d strip and prevent the same from creeping Figure4 is a view similar to Figure 1, but .out toward the free edge 4. Thisstitching showing'anotherapplication of this invenalsoprovides that the.free'edge 4 remains ti v j flat so that it may be retained within theIn-aceordancewiththis inventlon an elon binding 5 without distortingsaid bindin gated body of yielding packing material 1, The indentations7 permit the strip 'to ben d such as loose yarn or rope in one or moreso as to provide for winding upon a reel. strands is enclosed in acovering of flexible, In Figure 1 the'packing is shown fixed to pliablematerial such asrubberized cloth the wall 8 of a refrigerator by meansof tacks which is also water proof.- The packing is 9 passing throughthe perforations-6; The v folded into the middleof'the covering" stripstrip is tacked along the edge at the door which is closed thereardundso as to form a. z-opening so as to be engaged by the door 10 tubularenclosing portion 2. The enclosing atone or more surfaces when the dooris strip is then sewed along. the packing with closed. The tubularportion 2 then forms a a-line-ofstitches 3 so as to completely enclosepad which is compressed between the engagthe packing and to retain thesame in the mg surfaces of the door and the wall.. In tubular portion 2.The remainder (,if the en- Fig. 4 the gasket is used under edgewiseclosing strip forms a free edge 4 outside'of pressure. a the line ofstitching 3, and secured'b stitches It isobvious that various changesmay be 45 30. This forms a flexible and plia le packmade in the detailsof construction without 'ing strip, the tubular portion-2 with itsendeparting from the spirit of this invention; closed packing forming asoft pad which may it is, therefore, to be understood that this becompressed between engaging surfaces so invention is not to be limitedto'the specific as to seal the space therebetween. details shown anddescribed. 50 In order to rigidly supportthis packing Having thusdescribedthe inventiomwhat strip and to provide a durable and permanent,is claimed is: j binding for the same as well as to provide for 1. Agasket comprising, a. roll of soft securely fastening the strip to itssupport, a fibrous material, anenvelope of flexible watermetal binding'5is applied by folding a'strip proof fabric'enclosingsaid roll and having55v oin etal overthefreeedge 4 of the enclosing its'free' edges extendedto provide a'tacking proof fabric enclosing said roll and having itsfree edges extended to provide a tacking lap, an inside line of stitchespassing through the fabric plies along said roll and adapted to confinethe same in order to provide a tight butyielding packin and a flexiblemetal strip folded over an united with said tack-- in'g lap so as toreinforce the same and close the outer edge thereof, said stripextending transversely of the lap on the underside, to

the confining line ofstitches so as to permit free movement of saidi'ollwhen the gasket is in plaAce.

gasket comprising, 'a roll of soft on the under-' fibrous material, anenvelope of flexible waterroof fabric enclosing said roll and having itsree edges extended to provide a tacking'lap, an inside line of stitchespassing through the fabric plies along said roll and adapted to confinethe same in order to provide a tight but yielding packing, and a metalstrip united with and adapted to reinforce said tacking lap, said stripbeing corrugated so as to permit rolling of the gasket and adapted tostiffen the. tacking lap.

4." A gasket comprising, a rollof soft fibrous'material, an envelope offlexible waterproof fabric enclosing said roll and having its free edgesextended to provide a tackinglap,

an inside line of stitches passing through the fabric pliesalong saidroll and adapted to confine the same in order to provide a tight butyielding packing, and a flexible metal strip folded over and united withsaid tacking lap so as to reinforce the same andclose the outer edgethereof,- said strip being corrugated so as to permit rolling of thegasket and adapted to stiffen the tacking lap. In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature this I8th day of September, 1925.

EDWARD J WIRFS.

